The broad and developing scope of ergonomics has been illustrated over the past fifteen years by the books that make up the Contemporary Ergonomics series. Presenting the proceedings of the Ergonomics Society's annual conference, the series embraces the wide range of topics covered by ergonomics. Individual papers provide insight into current practice, present new research findings, and form an invaluable reference source. The volumes provide a fast track for the publication of suitable papers from international contributors chosen on the basis of abstracts submitted to a selection panel. Topics included in Contemporary Ergonomics 2004 applied physiology, musculoskeletal disorders, posture and discomfort, and more.
Author(s): Paul T. McCabe
Edition: 1
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 584
Front Cover......Page 1
CONTENTS......Page 6
PREFACE......Page 16
SLIPS, TRIPS & FALLS......Page 18
Predicting Losses of Balance on Moving Platforms......Page 20
Minimum Going Requirements and Friction Demands during Stair Descent......Page 25
Slip, Trip and Fall Accidents in a South African Automotive Plant: Practical Recommendations......Page 30
Slip, Trip, Fall Related Hazards at a Football Stadium......Page 35
Assessing Spectator Safety in Seated Areas at a Football Stadium......Page 40
Optimal Cleaning for Safer Floors......Page 45
Comparison of Standard Footwear for the Oil Wet Ramp Slip Resistance Test......Page 50
Using a Statistical Model to Estimate the Probability of a Slip on Portable Ladders......Page 55
A Survey of Floor Slipperiness and Experience of Slips and Falls in Restaurants in Taiwan......Page 60
Improving Slip Resistance with Optimal Floor Cleaning: A Preliminary Field Study......Page 65
Investigating Slips, Trips and Falls in Two Major New Zealand Industries......Page 70
Mechanics of Macroslip: A New Phenomenological Theory......Page 75
Fall Causation among Older People in the Home: The Interacting Factors......Page 80
A Study on the Morphological Features of the Floor Surfaces and Effects on Slip Resistance Property......Page 85
Coefficient of Friction: Does this Really Measure the Slip Safety?......Page 90
Survey on Accidental Falls of Elderly Workers while Commuting to and from Work......Page 95
Serious Falls on the Level in Occupational Situations......Page 100
Causal Thinking in Slipping and Tripping Accidents......Page 105
The Influence of Outsole Oil Resistance on Slip Resistance Characteristics in Winter Conditions......Page 110
The Effects of Age and Stress Associated with a Fear of Falling on Gait Adjustments......Page 115
INCLUSIVE DESIGN......Page 120
Real Website Design for Real People......Page 122
Hearing Loss: Inclusion through Design......Page 126
The Role of Ergonomics in the Development of Assistive Technology......Page 131
Seniors Coping with Winter......Page 136
Designing for People with Low Vision: Learnability, Usability and Pleasurability......Page 141
MODELLING & USABILITY......Page 148
Photogrammetry for Ergonomics: Capturing 3D Posture, Body Form and Workstation Design from Photographs......Page 150
Advanced Human Body Modelling for Human Centred Design: Trends and Solutions......Page 156
Anthropometric Procedures for Design Decisions: From Flat Map to 3D Scanning......Page 161
An Eye on Usability Studies......Page 166
Applying Ergonomics to Substantiate the Usability of Human–Machine Interfaces......Page 171
Improving the Usability of Mobil Phone Services Using Spatial Interface Metaphors......Page 176
INTERFACE DESIGN......Page 182
Free-Speech in a Virtual World: A User-Centred Approach for Developing Speech Commands......Page 184
The Flightdeck of the Future: Field Studies in Datalink and Freeflight......Page 189
Dyslexia and Voice Recognition Software — Really the Perfect Match......Page 194
BIOMECHANICS......Page 200
Push and Pull Strength: A Comparison of Isokinetic and Isometric Dynamometry Responses......Page 202
Changes in the Spine Kinematics during a Simulated Postal Worker's Task......Page 207
MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS......Page 212
The Effects of Musculoskeletal Pain on Work Performance: Which Pain Measurement Tool Should be Used?......Page 214
Development of a Database for Analysis of and Research into Occupational Strains on the Spinal Column......Page 219
Contemporary Ergonomics Consultancy Practices: Reducing the Risk of MSDs......Page 224
Addressing Musculoskeletal Disorders in the New Zealand Log Sawmilling Industry......Page 229
Evaluation of Software Monitoring for the Prevention of Work-Related Upper Limb Disorders......Page 234
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY......Page 240
Health Management in the Construction Industry......Page 242
Ergonomic Intervention at Sewing Industry Workplaces......Page 247
Manual Handling in the Construction Industry: Finding a Format for Change......Page 252
Measurements of the Forces Needed to Move Patients in Mobile Lifting Hoists and Hospital Beds......Page 257
Process Ownership and the Long-Term Assurance of Occupational Safety: Creating the Foundations for a Safety Culture......Page 262
ROAD TRANSPORT......Page 268
Usability of Pedestrian Crossings: Some Initial Findings......Page 270
A Paradigm for the Display- and Control-Intensive Vehicle......Page 275
In the Driving Seat – A Proactive System for Driver and Vehicle Risk Assessments......Page 280
RAIL......Page 286
Piloting a Method to Investigate the Thought Processes behind Train Driver Visual Strategies......Page 288
CIRAS: An Evolving Confidential Reporting System......Page 293
Train Cab Ergonomics – From a Driver's Perspective......Page 298
Early Human Factors Assessment of the New European Standard for Train Driver Signalling Information......Page 303
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL......Page 308
Review of Task Analysis Techniques for Use with Human Error Assessment Techniques within the ATC Domain......Page 310
The Effect of Human Intervention on Simulated Air Traffic......Page 315
Measures of Performance in Air Traffic Control......Page 320
DEFENCE......Page 326
Battlespace Information and Knowledge – A Strategic Research Programme for BAE SYSTEMS......Page 328
Studying the Use of Colour for Military Cockpit Displays......Page 333
HUMAN RELIABILITY......Page 338
Breast Screening: Experience versus Expertise......Page 340
Txt-ing: Linguistic Degradation Leads to Increased Transcription Errors......Page 345
An Application of Meta-Analysis to Studies of Rule Violation......Page 350
PATIENT SAFETY......Page 356
Medical Error and Human Factors Interventions: Two Case Studies......Page 358
Identifying and Reducing Errors in the Operating Theatre......Page 363
Medication Errors and the Judicious Use of Colour on the Labelling of Medicines......Page 368
WARNINGS......Page 374
Hazard Communication of Warning Signal Words and Safety Pictorials......Page 376
METHODS......Page 382
Ergonomics Guidelines – A Help or a Hindrance?......Page 384
Ergonomic Ergonomics?......Page 389
A Heuristic Approach to Early Human Factors Evaluation......Page 394
GENERAL ERGONOMICS......Page 400
PIN Pads – First Step to a Cashless Society?......Page 402
Designers in Schools – Workshop......Page 407
Accidents Related to Access Path Use of Mobile Machinery in Finnish Agriculture......Page 412
Listening to the Navigator – How We Can Integrate the Officer of the Watch into the Ships Bridge......Page 417
Computational Ergonomics – A Possible Extension of Computational Neuroscience? Definitions, Potential Benefits, and a Case Study on Cybersickness......Page 422
Development of a Crowd Stress Index (CSI) for Use in Risk Assessment......Page 427
Ergonomics of Left Brain/Right Brain Imbalance......Page 432
Effects of Procurement Type on Human Factors Activities......Page 437
Positive Ergonomics: Improving Mood before the Working Day Begins......Page 442
Ergonomics Integration in the Design of a Rotary Hammer......Page 447
The Effect of Intensity of 'side on' Simulated Solar Radiation on the Thermal Comfort of Seated Subjects......Page 452
Are You Cooking Comfortably? Ergonomics in the Restaurant Kitchen......Page 457
Designing-Out the Cell of Exclusion......Page 462
Consumers, Evidence and Innovation......Page 467
Cognitive Performance Evaluation with Δ Method at Lips......Page 472
Changes in Organisational Roles when Disaster Strikes, within the Manufacturing Domain......Page 477
Development of a Process for Human Reliability Assessment in a Defence Industries Context......Page 482
Taking the Wrong Spur(R): Stopping Behaviour......Page 487
Gentle Push…An Investigation into Subtle Signals......Page 492
International Collaborative Design Projects: Problems, Solutions and Lesson Plans......Page 497
Experiences of Ergonomics Practitioners on Vacation......Page 502
Evaluating Systems to Support Co-operative Working – The UNITE Experience......Page 507
Effects of Time-of-Day on Interpreting Signs and Icons......Page 512
The Theory of Planned Behaviour: A Useful Framework for Predicting Rule Violation?......Page 517
Embedding Ergonomics in In-Car Interface Design: The Development of a Simulation Based Evaluation Method......Page 522
Analysing Marker Gaps during Work-Related Activities of Daily Living Using an Optometric System......Page 527
The Application of Standard HCI Evaluation Methods to Web Site Evaluation......Page 532
The Design of Polysensory Environments for Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders......Page 537
Breaking the Information and Communication Barrier......Page 542
Corporate Risk: An Ergonomics Perspective......Page 547
Analysis of Cognitive Activities of Nuclear Power Plant Control Room Operators in Case of Abnormal Conditions......Page 552
Conceptualizing Emotional Ergonomics and Exploring Ways to Empower Workplace Dynamics......Page 557
Painting Pictures in Words: The Development of an Information Web Site for Audio Transcription......Page 562
Workshops as a Cost-Effective Way to Gather Requirements and Test User Interface Usability? Findings from WMSS, a Decision Support Development Project......Page 568
Towards a Standard Method to Test Anti-Slip Devices......Page 574
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